348 weeks ago
Unless you are First Nations, no matter how many generations your family has been in Canada, your ancestors were originally from somewhere else. My family is from Ukraine, which was why I was happy to have an opportunity to visit the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Centre near Edmonton. Across Canada, there are many historical villages like this one which boast historic buildings populated by costumed actors who give visitors a sense of life in another time and another place. This site aims to educate tourists on the Ukrainian immigrant experience in Canada’s prairies and it succeeds.
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348 weeks ago
Health of former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko has worsened, he had three attacks of acute pain during the night, the press service of the People's Self Defense Party quoted the ex-minister's wife Iryna Lutsenko.

348 weeks ago
The current Government during six months of work made Ukraine less vulnerable to the influence of possible global financial crisis, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov at the Economic Press Club Meeting."The work carried out by the

349 weeks ago
Following a scandalous radio contest “Win a Bride” held in New Zealand in March, Canada is set to continue a degrading trend of bride contests. This time, however, not a Ukrainian but a Russian woman is set as a prize.

349 weeks ago
Stationing of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian
Federation does not affect the development of tourism on
the peninsular, tourism minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Georgiy
Psaryov told a press conference in Moscow.
"For

"Yura sleeps 12-14 hours a day, which is uncharacteristic of him. He's even unable to hold books in his hands to read. Completely enervated, with awful pangs, he is still in a cold cell, he is not even moved to the medical wing," Iryna Lutsenko stressed.

"Yura sleeps 12-14 hours a day, which is uncharacteristic of him. He's even unable to hold books in his hands to read. Completely enervated, with awful pangs, he is still in a cold cell, he is not even moved to the medical wing," Iryna Lutsenko stressed.

349 weeks ago
Isabella Kirichenko, the wife of a former business partner of disgraced ex-Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, was arrested Sept. 5 on suspicion of fraud. On Sept. 2, Kirichenko was detained for questioning over the attempted sale of an apartment belonging to her husband, Petro.

350 weeks ago
U.S. citizen Isabella Kirichenko, the wife of a former business partner of Ukrainian ex-premier Pavlo Lazarenko, Petro Kirichenko, was detained in Kyiv on September 2, according to a posting on the Web site of the English-language Kyiv Post newspaper, referring to informed sources.

350 weeks ago
Isabella Kirichenko, the wife of a former business partner of disgraced ex-Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, was detained on Sept. 2 in Kyiv for questioning over the attempted sale of real estate belonging to her husband, Petro.

350 weeks ago
DUSHANBE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Russia agreed with Tajikistan on Friday to extend the deployment of its military base in the country, a move likely to boost Moscow's influence in Central Asia after the pullout of NATO troops from Afghanistan.

351 weeks ago
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria on Monday, firm evidence that the longtime leader has lost his grip on the country.

351 weeks ago
Peresopnytsia (Rivne region), August 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The possible discussion of the arrest of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko at the level of the heads of various states will by no means influence any Ukrainian court ruling, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said during his visit to the village of Peresopnytsia in Rivne region on Monday.

"Kyivvodokanal's dispatcher service reports, as of August 26, content of phosphates in effluents exceeds the normal level by more than two times. Experts opine, the elevated concentration of phosphates in effluents is due to preparation for festive events in the capital for the Independence Day, when the city was being thoroughly cleaned with synthetic detergents," the statement said.

"Kyivvodokanal's dispatcher service reports, as of August 26, content of phosphates in effluents exceeds the normal level by more than two times. Experts opine, the elevated concentration of phosphates in effluents is due to preparation for festive events in the capital for the Independence Day, when the city was being thoroughly cleaned with synthetic detergents," the statement said.

352 weeks ago
The rugby World Cup is fast approaching but it’s a little late now to start planning a trip to New Zealand to catch the action. So let’s talk about football instead! Euro 2012 is but a year away and Poland and Ukraine are gearing up to be the hosts. All eyes will be on these two Eastern European countries next year as they host for the first time Euro 2012. You didn’t know? The European Football Championships will take place next summer from June 8th to July 1st, 2012 and it’s the Poland-Ukraine duo that has won the honour of hosting it. Is there any better occasion to explore this pocket of Europe? It’s not the edge of the world, and we can prove it! Read more.

"Listen, this is simply ridiculous. Why do we need this? If we wanted to leave for somewhere, I'd have done this long ago. And do not confuse residence permit and citizenship. These are different things, I tell you as a legal expert," she said.

352 weeks ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Bernama) - In a move to further develop its tourism sector, Ukraine will simplify its visa procedures to make it easier for Malaysians to visit the central European country which is home to more than 130 nationalities and ethnic groups. Ukraine's ambassador to Malaysia, Ihor V Humennyi, said that as of Sept. 10 Malaysians would no longer need to have letters of invitation to receive short-term visas to enter the country. Read the story here.

352 weeks ago
When it comes to relations between Ukraine and the European Union, one big issue in Kiev is the on-going controversy over EU travel visas.

Everyday Ukrainians line up outside the likes of the Polish and Czech embassies, hoping to get their hands on a bit of paper that gives them free movement in the Schengen zone. But many are hoping that one day all of that will change.

352 weeks ago
Ukraine will allow the hryvnia to fluctuate as much as 5 percent annually to comply with International Monetary Fund demands, First Deputy Central Bank Governor Yuriy Kolobov said. Read the story here.

352 weeks ago
Alina Aivazova, the wife of Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky, has said she has changed her mind about divorce and will soon revoke a respective statement submitted to Kyiv's Pechersky District Court, the Segodnya newspaper reported on Friday.

352 weeks ago
President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych holds the first place in the rating made by the Korrespondent Magazine of 100 most influential people in Ukraine. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the Korrespondent Magazine. The Korrespondent Magazine called Yanukovych most influential person in Ukraine in 2007 and 2010.

352 weeks ago
Alina Aivazova, the wife of Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky, has said she has changed her mind about divorce and will soon revoke a respective statement submitted to Kyiv's Pechersky District Court, the Segodnya newspaper reported on Friday.

352 weeks ago
Alina Aivazova, the wife of Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky, has said she has changed her mind about divorce and will soon revoke a respective statement submitted to Kyiv's Pechersky District Court, the Segodnya newspaper reported on Friday.

352 weeks ago
President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych holds the first place in the rating made by the Korrespondent Magazine of 100 most influential people in Ukraine. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the Korrespondent Magazine. The Korrespondent Magazine called Yanukovych most influential person in Ukraine in 2007 and 2010.